English
shitstem
Blend of shit + system.
Proto-Germanic *skitiz
Proto-West Germanic *skiti
Old English *sċite ‘dung’
Middle English schit
English shit
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’
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Ancient Greek συνίστημι ‘to combine, organize’
Ancient Greek σύστημα ‘musical scale; organized body; whole made of…’
Late Latin systēma ‘harmony; musical scale; system’
Middle French systeme
English system
Today it means
noun An oppressive sociopolitical system.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “shitstem”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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